Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and livestock in the Netherlands: Comparing host preference and attack rates on a Shetland pony, a dairy cow, and a sheep

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 308-317

  Elbers, A R W ^a   Meiswinkel, R ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attack rate; Cow; Culicoides; Direct aspiration; Sheep; Shetland pony

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORSE; HOST RANGE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORSES; HOST SPECIFICITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; NETHERLANDS; SHEEP;

EID: 84947938777     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12169     Document Type: Article

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